text_original: He knew that he was sullied and unnerved ; that he had sunk from the position of a leader to that of one who tremblingly follows and devises shifty plans that he may still exercise the semblance of his old authority.
text_transcription: HE KNEW THAT HE WAS SULLIED AND UNNERVED THAT HE HAD SUNK FROM THE POSITION OF A LEADER TO THAT OF ONE WHO TREMBLINGLY FOLLOWS AND DEVISES SHIFTY PLANS THAT HE MAY STILL EXERCISE THE SEMBLANCE OF HIS OLD AUTHORITY
phonemes: hiː nˈuː ðæt hiː wʌz sˈʌlid ænd ʌnnˈɜːvd ; ðæt hiː hæd sˈʌŋk fɹʌmðə pəzˈɪʃən əvə lˈiːdɚ tə ðæt ʌv wˈʌn hˌuː tɹˈɛmblɪŋli fˈɑːloʊz ænd dɪvˈaɪzᵻz ʃˈɪfti plˈænz ðæt hiː mˈeɪ stˈɪl ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz ðə sˈɛmbləns ʌv hɪz ˈoʊld ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi.